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Source Description
The scene here may commemorate a special event in the life of a Maya ruler, who stands on a stairway before his throne, his legs framed by a litter on the ground. His gesture and the jaguar pelt at the waist visually unify him with his attendants. The ruler perhaps used the vessel as a drinking cup on important occasions; fine ceramics also served as gifts and as offerings in tombs.
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Document identity
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143265
label
Cylindrical Vessel with Palace Scene
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object
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1
Source metadata
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143265
contentType
object
title
Cylindrical Vessel with Palace Scene
description
The scene here may commemorate a special event in the life of a Maya ruler, who stands on a stairway before his throne, his legs framed by a litter on the ground. His gesture and the jaguar pelt at the waist visually unify him with his attendants. The ruler perhaps used the vessel as a drinking cup on important occasions; fine ceramics also served as gifts and as offerings in tombs.
date
600–900
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746569
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 19 x 11.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.); Overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
cul
Mexico or Central America, Maya
accession
1967.203
Source extras
tec
earthenware with colored slips
tombstone
Cylindrical Vessel with Palace Scene, 600–900. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 19 x 11.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.); overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar A. Hahn, 1967.203
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 77, no. 81
creditline
Gift of Edgar A. Hahn
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2026-05-29 07:21:59.359000
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143265
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
med
earthenware with colored slips
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1
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0
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photo
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